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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Scottie Pippen's petition for reconsideration of a prior decision that rescinded an award for cumulative trauma injury as a professional basketball player. The Board majority found California lacked a sufficient interest to adjudicate the claim, relying on the precedent of Federal Insurance Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (Johnson). Pippen argued this precedent was misapplied and that California had a legitimate interest in his claim. One member dissented, advocating for reinstatement of the original award.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Scottie Pippen's petition for reconsideration of a prior decision that rescinded an award for cumulative trauma injury as a professional basketball player. The Board majority found California lacked a sufficient interest to adjudicate the claim, relying on the precedent of Federal Insurance Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (Johnson). Pippen argued this precedent was misapplied and that California had a legitimate interest in his claim. One member dissented, advocating for reinstatement of the original award.
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